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TIL Only humans have a uvula

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xV5x1 TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.
nWLxr TIL that a Dec 7, 2007 oil spill in South Korea saw more than 1 million people join the clean-up effort -- roughly 2% of the nation's population
bmQ TIL Bo Peep was omitted from Toy Story 3 because she would not have survived the incinerator scene, being made of porcelain.
Og0L TIL the Galapagos Tortoise hunts birds by drawing them under its shell. It then withdraws its limbs, crushing the bird beneath its weight.
5YABr TIL. The only notable person known to have both been born and died on February 29 was Sir James Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania.